Lawley’s Shannon Sommer to be Honored at ‘Women Who Move the City’ Event
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County to celebrate six women who are positively impacting the lives of others in the community
Buffalo, N.Y. (April 19, 2016) – Lawley is pleased to announce Shannon Sommer, underwriter in the employee benefits branch, as a recipient of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County’s Women Who Move the City award. Shannon will be one of six women honored on Wednesday, April 20 at Buffalo RiverWorks.
Shannon has been a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County (BBBSEC) since May of 2014. Additionally, she also serves as a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement of WNY, where she teaches elementary-aged middle school kids about entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. Shannon also dedicates time volunteering with Blessed Sacrament Parish in Tonawanda and the Alzheimer’s Association.
“Lawley supports all of our employees’ interests in community service and volunteer initiatives, and we try to bring those opportunities to our staff whenever possible. Over the years, Lawley employees have worked together to build a house through Habitat for Humanity, donated blood at Roswell Park, and fundraised for a variety of community organizations.”
“Shannon’s passion for giving back to the local community is truly inspiring,” said TJ Revelas, employee benefits managing partner. “Lawley supports all of our employees’ interests in community service and volunteer initiatives, and we try to bring those opportunities to our staff whenever possible. Over the years, Lawley employees have worked together to build a house through Habitat for Humanity, donated blood at Roswell Park, and fundraised for a variety of community organizations.”
For nearly five years, Shannon has worked as an underwriter in Lawley’s employee benefits division. She analyzes medical and pharmacy claims for clients and works to help them understand their health plan performance while better managing their health care costs.
Shannon resides in Tonawanda, N.Y. with her husband, Jon.
About Lawley
Lawley is a privately-owned, independent regional insurance firm specializing in property, casualty and personal insurance, employee benefits and risk management consulting and ranked among the 100 Largest Insurance Brokers in the U.S., according to Business Insurance magazine.
For over 60 years, Lawley’s team of more than 350 associates have developed customized property, casualty, surety and benefits insurance programs for businesses and municipalities of all sizes along with personalized protection for individuals and their families. Lawley is consistently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Buffalo Business First.
Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Lawley has branch offices across New York in Amherst, Batavia, Elmsford, Fredonia, Melville and Rochester along with Darien, Connecticut and Florham Park, New Jersey. To find out more, visit lawleylnsurance.com.
